All Saints' Memorial Cross, Cambridge, by Basil Champneys (1842-1935)

All Saints' Memorial Cross, in
the middle of All Saints' Garden, St John's
Street, Cambridge, by Basil Champneys (1842-1935). 1882.
All Saints' Garden is adjacent to the south west side of Champney's
Divinity School on St John's Street. This was where All Saints' Church
and its churchyard was, before the church's demolition in 1865. The
Gothic memorial cross carries an inscription reading: "This Cross /
marks the site of the / Old Church of All Saints, / which was taken
down in 1865, / and also commemorates / the Literary Men, /
Benefactors / and other Parishioners / whose names are inscribed / on
the faces of the pedestal." This is followed by the text, "The souls
of the righteous / are in the hand of God," with the date, MDCCCLXXX.
Champneys received £50 for this small commission (see Humphrey
17).

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